Not Just For Kids: Open, frank and ultimately optimistic, David Levithan's YA novel 'Two Boys Kissing' embraces the lost generation of gay men.When it came out in 2003, David Levithan's young-adult debut, "Boy Meets Boy," had the pinkish glow of wish fulfillment. Its gay-teen hero found love in a small-town utopia where parents embraced children's differences, jocks treated queers as peers, and a cross-dressing high school quarterback could double as head cheerleader. So much peace, love and understanding — at a time when homosexuality was illegal in 14 states, when "Don't ask, don't tell" and the Defense of Marriage Act were the laws of the land, and the murder of Matthew Shepard was fresh in memory. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Down by seven points in the third quarter, South Gate got its act together and rallied for a 59-48 victory over Los Angeles Roosevelt on Monday, improving to 8-0 in the Eastern League. David Mixon scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. In the Western League, Fairfax got a scare but... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s answer to the Nobel Prize for Literature – the £40,000 David Cohen Prize - is now being managed by New Writing North. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a look at how consumer research can focus on a given demographic, Nielsen Book's Jo Henry reveals signs that boys aged 9 to 12 may be reading more. The post Nielsen on Consumers: More Boys May Be Reading appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ravi Mirchandani remembers literary agent David Miller of Rogers, Coleridge & White, who died in December aged 50. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When his Fairfax High basketball team opened a 19-point lead Wednesday night, Coach Steve Baik was probably wondering what all the fuss had been about concerning the Lions’ rivalry with Westchester. He quickly found out. Spurred on by a loud, enthusiastic home crowd and strong play from Luis... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Down, 15-0, to start the game and down, 18-3, after the first quarter, Fairfax looked like it was going through the motions en route to a loss to Eastvale Roosevelt on Saturday at Fairfax. Then the Lions' guards, Ethan Anderson and Jamal Hartwell, got tough on defense, started to connect on... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling and Bill Bryson top the charts, while film tie-ins give Paula Hawkins and Jojo Moyes a second bite of the cherry – but this unpredictable year has also seen a welcome revival of humorous writingIt was a year when the No 1 book was a play script. When hyper-prolific James Patterson,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Miller, literary agent at Rogers, Coleridge and White, has died at the age of 50. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rogers Coleridge and White literary agent David Miller is in intensive care following a heart attack, RCW's Gill Coleridge has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Westchester and Fairfax remain the favorites to win the Western League, but the most likely league team to be unbeaten well into January is University, which improved to 9-0 on Thursday with an 89-69 win over South East. Gabe Okmin scored 29 points, Jude Agbasi had 17 and Daisone Hughes had 16.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnny Igaz, music buyer at Green Apple Books in San Francisco and a local DJ, has been missing since a fire broke out at an electronic music show at an Oakland warehouse on December 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury's group UK sales director David Ward is to leave the company, having worked there for its entire 30 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller magazine has published analysis finding a ‘shockingly low’ number of BAME authors in the UK top 500 titles of the yearA writer has more chance of making it into the bestseller charts if their name is David than if they are from an ethnic minority, according to new analysis from... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In what may very well go down in the books as the single greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night exorcised a 108-year-old demon in front of the largest national TV audience to tune in to a baseball game in 25 years.According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The widespread anxiety bubbling up along economic, cultural, and political lines, especially among white Christians, led Christian ethicist Gushee to write his latest book, 'A Letter to My Anxious Christian Friends: From Fear to Faith in Unsettled Times.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint William Collins has acquired world rights to the autobiography of former prime minister David Cameron in a "hotly contested and significant deal" negotiated with literary agent Ed Victor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are accelerating the development cycle for licensed tie-ins to satisfy consumer demand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Midnight Gang will be the title of the next David Walliams children’s book, due for release next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a "haunting" memoir of love and loss, Traveling with Ghosts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From literary fiction to middle-grade series, Singapore’s new literary voices are getting louder, and their works finding new homes far away from the tropical city-state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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